Umoya wemanga neweliciniso
1Batsandzekako, ningabohambe nikholwa ngibo bonkhe bomoya, nibobahlola bomoya kutsi baNkulunkulu yini, ngobe banyenti baphrofethi bemanga labaphumele eveni. 2Moya waNkulunkulu niyawumati ngaloku: Wonkhe umoya lovumako kutsi Jesu Khristu wefika waba ngumuntfu, yena unguMoya waNkulunkulu. 3Wonkhe umoya longamvumi Jesu, akusiwo waNkulunkulu; lowo ngumoya wamphikakhristu leneva ngaye kutsi uyeta, nangempela sewukhona la kulomhlaba.
4Bantfwabami, nine nibaNkulunkulu, senibehlulile baphrofethi bemanga, ngobe lowo lokini mkhulu kunalowo losemhlabeni. 5Bona belive, ngako-ke nalabakukhulumako kwaseveni, futsi nelive liyabeva. 6Tsine sibaNkulunkulu, lomatiko Nkulunkulu uyasiva, lowo longesiye waNkulunkulu akasiva. Siwehlukanisa ngaloko-ke umoya weliciniso nemoya wekweduka.
Nkulunkulu ulutsandvo
7Batsandzekako, asitsandzaneni ngobe lutsandvo luvela kuNkulunkulu; wonkhe umuntfu lonelutsandvo usuke atelwe nguNkulunkulu, futsi uyamati Nkulunkulu. 8Kodvwa lote lutsandvo akamati Nkulunkulu, ngobe Nkulunkulu ulutsandvo. 9Lutsandvo lwaNkulunkulu lwabonakaliswa kitsi ngekutsi Nkulunkulu watfumela iNdvodzana yakhe leyodvwa emhlabeni, khona sitewuphila ngayo. 10Ngulolo-ke lutsandvo, hhayi kutsi ngitsi lesatsandza Nkulunkulu, kepha kutsi nguye lowasitsandza, wadzimate watfumela iNdvodzana yakhe kutsi ibe yinhlawulo yetono tetfu.
11Batsandzekako, nangabe Nkulunkulu wasitsandza kangaka, natsi sifanele kutsi sitsandzane. 12Kute umuntfu lowase wabona Nkulunkulu; nasitsandzana-ke, Nkulunkulu uhlala kitsi, nelutsandvo lwakhe luphelelisiwe kitsi.
13Siyati kutsi sihlala kuye naye kitsi, ngobe usiphile kwaMoya wakhe. 14Tsine sitibonele, sifakaza kutsi uYise utfumele iNdvodzana yakhe kutsi itewuba nguMsindzisi welive. 15Lowo lovuma kutsi Jesu uyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu uhlala kuye, naye uhlala kuNkulunkulu. 16Tsine siyalwati lutsandvo Nkulunkulu lasitsandza ngalo, futsi siyakholwa ngilo.
Nkulunkulu ulutsandvo. Umuntfu lohlala elutsandvweni uhlala kuNkulunkulu, naNkulunkulu uhlala kuye. 17Lutsandvo luphelelisiwe kitsi kuze sibe nesibindzi ngelilanga lekwehlulela, ngobe njengaloku abenjalo Khristu natsi sinjalo kulomhlaba. 18Lutsandvo lute kwesaba, kodvwa lutsandvo loluphelele luyakucosha kwesaba. Kwesaba kuhambisana nesijeziso; lowo lowesabako akapheleli elutsandvweni.
19Tsine sitsandza, ngobe kwacala yena wasitsandza. 20Umuntfu nakatsi: “Ngiyamtsandza Nkulunkulu,” kepha abe atondza umzalwane wakhe, ungulocalemanga; ngobe umuntfu longamtsandzi umzalwane wakhe lambonako, angeke amtsandze Nkulunkulu langazange asambone. 21Sinemyalo lasinika wona Khristu kutsi umuntfu lotsandza Nkulunkulu ufanele kutsandza nemzalwane wakhe futsi.
